Author : Joseph E. Stiglitz
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (264 download)
Book Synopsis Towards a Reformulation of Monetary Theory by : Joseph E. Stiglitz
Download or read book Towards a Reformulation of Monetary Theory written by Joseph E. Stiglitz and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper, after providing a critique of standard monetary theory based on the transactions demand for money, examines the effect of monetary policy (changes in reserve requires and open market operations) in a model with competitive, risk averse banks. The effects of changes in bank net worth and bank's risk perceptions are also analyzed. In deep recessions, monetary policy may be ineffective because banks are unwilling to lend. The effects of monetary policy are, at most, only partially mediated through changes in the interest rate. The implications for traditional IS-LM analysis are briefly noted.